I'm so glad the serial format worked like that for you! That is awesome to hear. I hadn't thought about it like that as a writer, but that is so cool to know that you felt that way from the other side of it.
I think that we're sort of straddling universes, honestly. There is, after all, a lot of sex in this story! But the overarching plotline mixes things up a bit in the PWP world, if that makes sense. (Sorry, I'm a bit tired, so may be a bit babbly.) And there are certainly imperfect actions and decisions on both Remus's and Teddy's part. But I believe both Cel and I were thinking that they're really going to be okay, that the final sex act was closure and healing as much as it was taboo and investing them as far as they could go into their shared secret. And, yes, it's definitely easier to sympathize with Teddy than with Remus, the supposed adult, the teacher.
I am definitely glad you liked the sex-positive message of the fic. I think that's something we can all agree on--sex is awesome and fun and we should all explore! So glad you liked our Teddy, too--he became very real to us as we were writing.
♥ Thank you so much! And thank you for being a faithful reader.